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He was warmer than Obama, more compassionate than Obama, more articulate than Obama, and very clear in holding Obama accountable for all the failures of the last four years from sky high unemployment to much higher gas prices to exploding deficits and to the lack of an immigration bill.

Romney was more confident and at ease than Obama, and he smiled more. Obama seemed thinner than ever, he spoke in a monotone unlike Romney, and he looked slightly panicked at times. Romney came across as being much more presidential than was Obama. In short, it was another rout.

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